The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-19
,,to,I,NCI INDED.
Death of the Lady tor whom "Homc.
sV,,,t Home" was " rittcn.

sweet ttNllts N'~ ~
spociA. Dispatch 90 The Clio Democrat,
ATLANTA. ia. Nav l5.-Miss Mary
Harden. the hancec, OF John Howard
PAYNE. and the lady for whom he
wrote his "Ilomc. sweet Home died
in Athen, last night and was buried
there to-day. 1t i, claimed thatthc
original dopy of Home. sweet
Home. was buried with her, as 1t
was interlined with love declarations
from PAYNE which the lady did not
wish to have ia.. under the eyes Of
the public Shc had been ohered
large sums for the manuscript, but
always declined to part with it. Mis-
Harden passed her 18th year on her
last biriheay
Probably not half y dozen person.
outside II Athens kuew that the
luiet little house on Hancock avenue
held thi. remarkable .ady, aud ma ~ "a
resident of Athens even had lost sight
of the aged and unObirusive person.
Her father wa. cen Harden, of Sa-
yannuh. lie Was wealthy aud iullu.
ential. prominent in social circles and
in politics. lie gave hi> daughter
every advantage particularly was
sll ycr.eu IN French. a language
hich ,hc maintained with nGu! IF
the gracc- of that lite and literature.
While cir. she wa reared lu "A
French iamis and subsequently, even
learned the use of the rapicr, praCtlc-
in regularly in fencing exercise. She
-pcnt several Years in Europe COM
pleuna her education in Paris, and
experimenting Inc training with the
fuIness and breadth OF travel. While
still quite Young her father, cen
llardoman, was appointed commits
sioner TO treat wit the Cherokee ln'
lian, and resided in Rome. Ga.
BEGINNING or THE ROMANCE.
II was here that romance entered
her life, which gave il All interesting
co.Oring toward the close of her days
but which did not affect her ut the
time. one otthe agents or assistant :
in this Indian transaction was John
Howard Payne. n young man from
New England. lie went to Athen'
with Gen. Harden aud met sud loved
~ = AAhu2 II VI ANl , 70 w " q RA 'i'tA'
aud pathetic. NUt thc poung girl We
not touched by his wooiug. She was
clear-hcaded, sensible, practical and
does not seem g. have cared muct
for society or TO have allowed hei
thoughts TO turn to love Pay Ii,
loved on. lie wrote to her AUD some
times his appeal, werc in verse
always ardent. Il was TO her that hi
soul. trOuble.rackcd aud tempest
tossed, indicated nose beautiful word
oi"llOmc, sweet lIOme' This man
u,cript Miss Harden preserved an,
pri2oG.
When Gen Harden died, i'm Athen
il was found that his estate was in
VOWED and much OF his propert,
swept away. Ills daughter wen
brayely to work with her Frencl
translation aud made a living. Sh
p did much work Of this >ort for larg
business houses and in translatin
diplomatic papers. The French 1t
cation in Washington used to kcc
e her constant employed The purlt
of her French and the elegance OF he
English made her Invaluable in thi
10 way,
= AN 1NDOMfrABLE WoRDER.
Miss Harden soon acquired cnoug
To buy back much of her father
property. The house in which sh
died was one OF the pieces recaimc
, by hcr iudOmitablc work She accu
muiatcd potency, which sustain
ed her through life. She was wort
, about $4,000, and leaves, besides CIT
, property, stocks bonds and yaluabl
jewels Among the latter treasure
in city bank are some costly trinket
presented her by persons of title an
| station when she went to Europe. |
is said that she made a will ,ometin
ago, leaving this property To he
nephew in Quitmap county. lie ia
siuce died, and her property wi
probably be divided among he
other relatives Severo OF these nov
reside I'm Quitman, Mrs. Reese an
Nh Asa NJ. Jackson, Of Athens, AZ
cousins of Mis-, Harden. She live
very economically and saved most {
her iuCOu